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Jeremiah 3:12-22

12Goהָלֹ֡ךְha.LokhH1980,andproclaimוְקָֽרָאתָ֩ve.ka.ra.TaH7121thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֨יםha.de.va.RimH1697towardthenorthצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,andsayוְ֠אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559,Returnשׁ֣וּבָהShu.vahH7725, thou backslidingIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saithJehovah;Iwillnotlookinangeruponyou;forIammerciful, saithJehovah,IwillnotkeepH5201angerforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

13Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389acknowledgethineiniquityעֲוֹנֵ֔ךְ'a.vo.NekhH5771,thatthou hasttransgressedH6586againstJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהַ֖יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,andhastscatteredוַתְּפַזְּרִ֨יva.te.fa.ze.RiH6340thywaysדְּרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhH1870tothestrangersלַזָּרִ֗יםla.za.RimH2114undereverygreentreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,andyehavenotobeyedmyvoiceוּבְקוֹלִ֥יu.ve.ko.LiH6963, saithJehovah.

14Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725,Obackslidingchildren, saithJehovah;forIamahusbandבָּעַ֣לְתִּיba.'Al.tiH1166untoyou:andIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259ofacityמֵעִ֗ירme.'IrH5892,andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147ofafamilyH4940,andIwillbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935youtoZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

15AndIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414youshepherdsH7462accordingtomyheartכְּלִבִּ֑יke.li.BiH3820,whoshallfeedH7462youwithknowledgeדֵּעָ֥הde.'AhH1844andunderstanding.

16Anditshallcometopass,whenyearemultipliedתִרְבּוּ֩tir.BuH7235andincreasedinthelandבָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retzH776,inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.MimH3117, saithJehovah,theyshallsayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559nomore,Thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovah;neithershallitcometomind;neithershalltheyrememberיִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-H2142it;neithershalltheymissיִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.duH6485it;neithershallitbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961madeH6213anymore.

17Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256theyshallcallיִקְרְא֤וּyik.re.'UH7121Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofJehovah;andallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םha.go.YimH1471shallbegathereduntoit,tothenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah,toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םli.ru.sha.LimH3389:neithershalltheywalkanymoreafterthestubbornnessשְׁרִר֖וּתshe.ri.RutH8307oftheirevilהָרָֽע׃ סha.Ra'H7451heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820.

18Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shallwalkwiththehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheyshallcomeוְיָבֹ֤אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofthenorthצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828tothelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatIgaveH5157foraninheritanceהִנְחַ֖לְתִּיhin.Chal.tiH5157untoyourfathersH1.

19ButIsaidH559,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349IwillputH5414theeamongthechildren,andgiveוְאֶתֶּן־ve.'e.ten-H5414theeapleasantlandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,agoodlyheritageofthehostsH6635ofthenationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471!andIsaidH559, Yeshallcallתִּקְרְאִיtik.re.'u-H7121meMyFatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,andshallnotturnתָשֽׁוּבִי׃ta.shu.vuH7725awayH7725fromfollowingme.

20SurelyasawifeH802treacherouslyבָּגְדָ֥הba.ge.DahH898departethfromherhusband,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651haveyedealtבְּגַדְתֶּ֥םbe.gad.TemH898treacherouslyH898withme,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saithJehovah.

21AvoiceH6963isheardH8085uponthebareשְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,theweepingבְּכִ֥יbe.KhiH1065andthesupplicationsתַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;becausetheyhavepervertedtheirwayדַּרְכָּ֔םdar.KamH1870,theyhaveforgottenשָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.ChuH7911JehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

22Returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725, ye backslidingchildren,Iwillhealאֶרְפָּ֖ה'er.PahH7495yourbackslidings.Behold,wearecomeאָתָ֣נוּ'a.Ta.nuH857unto thee;forthou artJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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